St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
CATHEDRAL GRADUATION.
Programme of Closing Exercises
at Turner Hail.

at Turner Hall.
The closing exercises at Turner hall
of the boys department of the Cathedral
school, yesterday AFTERNOON, were fitting
to the graduation of eight bright young
gentlemen. The audience was COM
posed mostly of those whose family ties
or the ties of friendship bound them to
the Cathedral school scholars, and it
was accordingly composed of very
large gathering of ladies, gentlemen
and children. The programme was
partly theatrical, partly recitative and
the sacred heart, which opened the eX-
erciseS, the grammar class, consisting
of a group of seemingly refractory
boys, who were disguised with grammar
and every other branch of learning, APP
peared on the appropriately arranged
stage and INDUCED in farcical dialogue.
Then the audience was treated to
a grand medley, the stage being covered
with little fellows, whose Shrill voices
reveled in Rally Round the Flag"
marching Through Georgia." "Hail,
Columbia, and score or so of other
equally familiar and inspiring airs. Ed
Fahey followed with recitation, doing
himself proud with "Dandie." After
this, fifteen young athletes appeared
swinging Indian clubs, marching
through several evolutions and carrying
themselves gracefully through an In
dian club drill. Joseph Bowler and pu-
pills gave solo and chorus, which was
very well rendered.
The dramatic feature then commenced.
Lewis Delaney, Charles q. MacCarthy,
Peter McDermot, Michael Doherty John
Ryan, Wesley Ryan, Frank Doyle, John
Wheeler and Patrick DOugherty sus-
tanned their respective parts adj
mirably in this production from
the pen of Cardinal Wiseman,
the ssHidden Gem" MI. MacCarthy as
Alexlus, the son of Euphemianus,
Lewis Delaney as Euphemianus, a
Roman patrician, John Ryan as the
villainouS slave, BibulOuS, and Thomas
Dougherty as the enviOus beggar, Gan
Mo, particularly attracting the appre-
citation of the audience. There is great
scope in this play for acting, and the
boys yesterday may be said to have
crowned their first dramatic efforts with
success.
This was followed by solo and
chorus, the american Butterfly" by
Matt Kerwin and choir. The principal
medals and prizes. Thomas Green, Ida
Donnelly and pupils sang ga Boys
Best Friend is His Mother" after which
significant song the valedictary was de-
-hvered by Charles G. MacCarthy.
Diplomas were awarded to Charles q.
Kerker. Michael Doherty, Frank Me
Mahon, Thomas Doherty, John Wheeler
and John Ryan. The gold medals were
donated to the school by Father Shan
ley, Thomas Berrisford, Michaud Bros.
and p. V. Dyer, and one by friend.
They were awarded as follows: JOnn
Mcmahon, for Christian doctrine;
Charles g. MacCarthy, for mathematics;
Thomas Kerker, for penmanShip, and
Michael Doherty, Wesley Ryan and
Lawrence Rolter, for scholarship.
PRIZE WINNERS.
Prizes were offered to the following:
Superior Class-Charles G. MacCarthy and
Thomas Kerker, for bookkeeping; Michael
Dougherty, for photography; Peter McDer-
mot, for the highest average per cent, and
Charles Sonnen, for remarkable progress.
First ClaSS-Robert Bennett, for arithmetic
and photography; Fred Wagner, for compo-
sition; Lewis Cremer, for penmaDship; Will
lam Conway, for highest percentage in the
second division, and August Diamond, for
bookkeeping.
Second Ciass-James Wheeler, for cate
chism; John Fitzgerald, for arithmetic,
Frank Rogers, for penmanShip; John Bren-
nan, for the highest percentage in the sec
ond division and Ed Delaney, for Orthogra-
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